I Love Bookkeeping

Should you hire an employee or a subcontractor for your bookkeeping business? Co-hosts Hannah Robinson and Melissa Honan break down the difference between hiring an employee and a subcontractor, their pros and cons, and when it makes sense to go with either. Melissa starts the conversation by describing the difference between hiring employees and hiring subcontractors. Melissa explains why it's important that subcontractors and employees be held to the same performance standard. For Melissa, performing a task audit is the first step to understanding whether you need to hire an employee or a subcontractor. Hannah and Melissa go through the difference in workload for sub-contractors and employees. Melissa breaks down the steps to making a successful first hire in your small business. Melissa believes it's more beneficial for your first hire to be a subcontractor than an employee while you figure out what you want. Hiring and onboarding is expensive. To help increase the odds of a successful hire, Melissa belie